The Christian Science Monitor has a story today on the challenges facing prosecutors in cases against celebrities such as Martha Stewart and Michael Jackson.
“They are getting their message or theme out to the general public, who could well be sitting members of the jury,” says Mike DeMarco, a former state prosecutor in Boston and now a partner with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart. “They are also getting the message to the courts and judges because, whether we like it or not, they read papers, see the news, and develop opinions or bias.”
Martha hasn’t exactly been setting the world on fire with her canny PR strategy. For more on Martha’s case (from a PR perspective) check out Kevin Dugan’s “Martha Stewart and Public Relations” blog – I don’t think I can give you a more specific link than that!
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